Official Cup

Arena Tricolor
Spectators: 148 (Terracing: 112, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 2) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cássio Freitas took the kick off in the first half of the match. Igor Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukáš Katačić in the 4th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Florida Gulf Coast's zone, Jairo Arantes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Luis Nardo came out of the goal and Jairo Arantes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luis Nardo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cássio Freitas in the 7th minute. In the 13th minute, Jairo Arantes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Geronimo Bonadona hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo got control of the ball when Adalberto Félix tried to sneak it across the goal line. John James kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. If Lukáš Katačić had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 31 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goalkeeper Luis Nardo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adalberto Félix. Armandinho Pirani made in the 33rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Cássio Freitas. With an all-out effort, Bastioes EC's Luis Nardo threw himself towards the right post 46 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Cássio Freitas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After the first half Florida Gulf Coast were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Lukáš Katačić made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Florida Gulf Coast's goal looked a bit too open when Cássio Freitas came free, but Luis Nardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florida Gulf Coast's Luis Nardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adalberto Félix in the 52nd minute of play. When the match clock showed 54 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Adalberto Félix sped through Florida Gulf Coast's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luis Nardo. Florida Gulf Coast's Eleuterio Fiz quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rodrigo Paiva, made in the 59th minute of the game. Igor Marinho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lukáš Katačić in the 60th minute of the match. Armandinho Pirani made in the 63rd minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Cássio Freitas however managed to control. In the 70th minute Adalberto Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Bastioes EC booed when Florida Gulf Coast was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. John James didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Nardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cássio Freitas in the 74th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Florida Gulf Coast's John James got a free kick in the 75th minute. The supporters of Florida Gulf Coast booed when Bastioes EC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Armandinho Pirani didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luis Nardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adalberto Félix in the 79th minute of play. In the 81st match minute, Florida Gulf Coast was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John James to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd minute Adalberto Félix shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luis Nardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bastioes EC's Igor Marinho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukáš Katačić in the 85th minute of play. When Lukáš Katačić came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Florida Gulf Coast fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lukáš Katačić couldn't finish the play. In the 95th minute, John James hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.